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Sustainability

· 6 checks — CO2 emissions, green hosting, repeat-visit weight, carbon budget, and transfer efficiency rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
56
GRADE
D
FIX
3
REVIEW
2
PASS
1
INFO
0
Device:
Mobile Desktop
Checks
6
1 PASS 2 REVIEW 3 FIX
D
CO2 Per Page Load
Action
0.98g CO2 per view
FIX
0.98g CO2 per view
Info::
0.98g CO2 per page view
This page transfers 3.5 MB, producing an estimated 0.98g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.18g, network 0.17g, end-user device 0.63g.
Got: 0.98g CO2 Expected: < 0.50g (sustainability target)
Info::
At 10,000 monthly views: 117.3 kg CO2/year
With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 117.3 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 14660 smartphones.

0.98g

Carbon Footprint per page view

✗ Above sustainability target (0.50g)

Cleaner than 40% of websites

Sustainable Web Design model v4 · Page size: 3.5 MB

Your site
0.98g
Top 10%
0.20g
Target
0.50g
Median website
0.60g

Energy Breakdown

Data center
0.18g
Network
0.17g
End-user device
0.63g
At 10,000 monthly views: Monthly: 9.8 kg · Annual: 117.3 kg · ≈ 14660 smartphone charges
D
Green Hosting
Action
Not green
FIX
Not green
Info::
No confirmed renewable energy commitment detected
Consider providers like Cloudflare, Google Cloud, or Vercel that match 100% of their energy use with renewables.
Info::
AWS: Renewable energy varies by region; committed to 100% by 2025
Info::
AWS CloudFront: Renewable varies by edge location
Info::
Green hosting status based on known provider commitments
Green hosting detection uses a curated database of provider renewable energy commitments. This is not a real-time verification. For authoritative checks, visit thegreenwebfoundation.org.
Green HostingNot Green Hosted
Hosting AWS✗CDN AWS CloudFront✗

AWS: Renewable energy varies by region; committed to 100% by 2025

AWS CloudFront: Renewable varies by edge location

Based on known provider commitments. Verify at thegreenwebfoundation.org

D
Carbon Budget
Action
60th percentile
FIX
60th percentile
Warning::
0.98g CO2 — above the median website (0.60g)
Heavier than an estimated 40% of websites. Reducing page weight, optimizing images, and removing unused JavaScript would lower the carbon footprint. See the Performance tab.
Info::
Estimated 60th percentile
Compared to: top 10% = 0.20g, target = 0.50g, median = 0.60g per page view.
Top 10%
Target
Median website

0.98g

60th percentile

Cleaner than 40% of websites

✗ Above the median website

vs Median 63% more
vs Target 95% more
C
Transfer Efficiency
Action
61% efficient
REVIEW
61% efficient
Warning::
Transfer efficiency: 61%
An estimated 1392 KB (39%) could be eliminated: 0 KB via better compression, 0 KB via modern image formats, 1392 KB of unused JavaScript. This wasted data produces 0.39g of unnecessary CO2 per page view.
61% efficient

Total waste: 1392 KB (39% of page weight)

Unused JS 1392 KB

0.39g unnecessary CO2 per visit

Actual transfer 3534 KB
Theoretical minimum 2141 KB
Potential savings 1392 KB (0.39g CO2)

See Deep Analysis sections above for specific optimizations.

C
Green Hosting
Action
Whether the site is served from green-energy infrastructure
REVIEW

Green Hosting

No green hosting detected

A+
Repeat Visit Weight
98% cached
PASS
98% cached
Info::
98% reduction on repeat visits
Returning visitors download only 57 KB (vs 3534 KB first visit). 180 of 190 resources are served from browser cache, saving 0.96g CO2 per repeat visit.
Info::
Repeat visit: 0.02g CO2 (first visit: 0.98g)
First visit
3534 KB
Repeat visit
57 KB

98% reduction on repeat visits

Saving 0.96g CO2 per returning visitor

180 resources served from cache · 10 resources re-downloaded

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